Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-02

lWRETTKN ron TIE Po8r KNTELLT0KNoER.I
In shis climate vegetable growth IL
not rapid a. in hot s00ntyiea, bat Il Ia q
slow, steady, continuing increase,
through long season, resulting at ma
turiay In Q grand fetal Of weight md di.
mensions, that ia tgaly astonishing.
Il Is hardly safe 20 state the simple
truth Of the actual yisl6s obtained. II
the narrator v,lues his reputation for
veFaciiy. Oar Eastern friends fnd IL
| difiicult TO believe our most modest
statements Of what are TO us familiar
facts.
N, ss Of the garden vegetables grov
to an enormous size on Puget SQUAD,
and are Of superior Quality, when CON-
pared With the same varieties Rrowa 10
| the Fast.
OF coarse, those kinds that require
much heat, as melons. peppers, egg
plants, etc., do not thrive 90 we'll In our
climate, bat these can oil be grown 90
great perfection in this Territory. east
Of the Cascades, In the Columbia valley,
and with the same care which Eastern
gardeners devote to such things, will do
very well on the upland soils OF chs
sound country.
The root erops-beets, carrots, paFs-
nips, potatoes, tarnips, ete.-yield
probationary on our fertile bottom land
soils, without mech care, besides eFai-
nary cultivation. The table beet soon
gets teo large for the dinner pot.
IL il nothing unusual for garden
beet to weigh ten pounds. and they
often grew 20 eighteen or twenty
pounds weight. ManRel waFxel. or
stock beet. sometimes grow 10 forty or
iifty pounds wsieht, II given room and
proper cultivation. They may easily be
made 70 trodnce twenty i've tons per
acre on good soil. Carrots are ~ home
In this coil and climate, completely AL.
ing the ground with their beautiful
roots. In quality they are COED for the
table, being very sweet and tender, and
furnish large amount Of most excel.
lent stock feed from q small area Of
land,
Parsnips Of huge proportions are
easily grown. They pierce the soil 30 q
fearful depth. Three feet h no unusual
length, and when pulling them, Il
seems 80 though there vas no end 70
them, either In length or Quantity.
Though ipoonvsniently large, they are
ssAi Of extra good quality for cooking
and eating end are very sweet. HoRs
are very fond sf them and thrive we'll
on them. Turnips soon become 500
large for table purposes. and sometimes
attain 10 cirsumfere1oe u thFes feet
and weigh from Is 10 Is pounds. AZ
Ne have 20 "a any better soFts fer table
OF stock there Ia not 80 much use made
Of tnFnips here as there y In the East,
where q 10 officials 20 grew roots. Here
they yolanteeR and grow Themselves,
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cared for crops In the East.
OabbaRes grow 70 perfection in eur
cool, moist climate and rich soil, and
develop large, solid heads, that are
very crisp, sweet and tender.
Pas make vigorous growth and pr0-
lttle yield Of Pods and peas Of sxeei-
dwarf kinds grow 40 high an some Of
the larger kinds do in the East. Planted
early or late. they will do well here and
furnish atnceession Of peas through the
sum@er and fall.
Onions, 70 planted early on soil
adapted 10 them. grow 10 extraordinary
sizs and yield eaormoosIy In this Ell.
mate end are Of q mild, sweet, extra
good quality.
Bat What most excitss the envy Of
Eastern gardeners are car caulifi0wer
and celery, and the most expsrt gar
dener there, With all he ere snd labor,
witt abe aid Of commercial fertilizers,
pho1phates, guano a1d all the aaiuno1s
Of htRh and e0etly cultivation. eannat
produce caulia5wer and celery equal IN
beauty. sizs or quality 10 the same yarie-
ties easily pFodnced Ia THE climate.
One Rrest advantage In our climate
for vegetables 10 that We ear kavs most
OF she hardy kinda. ~ cabbane, carrots,
celery. iettuce, onions, parsnipa. salssfy,
rndiahes, tarnips and potatoes, frnah |
from the gardea all wiatsF, and many AZ
them can b. started IN the fall for vsFy
earl use Ia spring and summer. So q |
Paees Sound gardea can supply tbs 1
table vita al abundance If excellent |
vegetables all the year round.
A. O. TuLTNaHAsT.
PAdilia, skaRit C0anty, Mt.